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Scientists find way to combine two main coding languages into single 'bilingual' molecule

The nucleic acids of DNA encode genetic information, while the amino acids of proteins contain the code to turn that information into structures and functions. Together, they provide the two fundamental codes underlying all of life.

9 Jan 2020

Boosting the number of neurons improves learning and memory of old mice

We all will experience it at some point, unfortunately: The older we get the more our brains will find it difficult to learn and remember new things.

9 Jan 2020

New method uses MRI, machine learning to forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors

Researchers at Osaka University have developed a computer method that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and machine learning to rapidly forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors, which occur in the brain or spine. The work may help glioma patients to receive more suitable treatment faster, giving better outcomes.

9 Jan 2020

Insect leaf-wounding produces healthier organic fruit

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists found benefits of insect leaf-wounding in fruit and vegetable production. Stress responses created in the fruits and vegetables initiated an increase in antioxidant compounds prior to harvest, making them healthier for human consumption.

9 Jan 2020

Researchers discover genes that could explain the Browning ability of white fat

Our fat cells, technically referred to as adipocytes, play an essential role in regulating energy balance in our body.

9 Jan 2020

Prostate cancer deaths are on the rise, shows new ACS report

Despite most cancers seeing a drop in deaths, prostate cancer deaths are on the rise in the U.S. New reporting from the American Cancer Society shows that in 2020, the number of men who will die from prostate cancer will hit a record high over the last two decades, with an increase of 5 percent since just last year.

9 Jan 2020

Findings may lead to potential therapeutic strategies for rare neurodevelopmental disorder

The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and sounds, taking in the world and learning to understand it.

9 Jan 2020

Researchers identify synergistic cellular pathways that considerably amplify lifespan

Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, Calif., and Nanjing University in China, have identified synergistic cellular pathways for longevity that amplify lifespan fivefold in C. elegans, a nematode worm used as a model in aging research.

9 Jan 2020

Avacta and Daewoong Pharmaceutical announce joint venture to develop novel cell and gene therapies

Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, and Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a leading Korean pharmaceutical company, are pleased to announce that they have agreed to establish a joint venture in South Korea, and to enter a collaboration and license agreement for the joint venture to develop the next generation of cell and gene therapies incorporating Affimer proteins to enhance the immune-modulatory effects.

From Avacta Life Sciences Ltd. 9 Jan 2020

Single-particle method helps determine isoelectric point of viruses

Viruses are not easy to characterize. But we need to because being able to quickly predict the surface charge of viruses opens up new possibilities for vaccine purification and making gene therapy treatments for eye diseases and muscular dystrophy.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers report first structural model for key enzyme associated with inherited eye diseases

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have reported the first structural model for a key enzyme, and its activating protein, that can play a role in some genetically inherited eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and night blindness.

8 Jan 2020

Post-mortem genetic testing used to find underlying cause of sudden deaths in Amish families

Researchers used post-mortem genetic testing to find the underlying cause of multiple sudden deaths in young people and sudden cardiac arrests in two large Amish families.

8 Jan 2020

Cystic fibrosis carriers have higher risk for all CF-related conditions

Conventional wisdom says that having just one mutated copy of the cystic fibrosis gene has no effects on a person's health--the disease occurs when both copies of the gene are mutated. But a new study from the University of Iowa suggests that may not be the case.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers discover hundreds of novel viruses in insects

New viruses which cause diseases often come from animals. Well-known examples of this are the Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes, bird flu viruses, as well as the MERS virus which is associated with camels. In order to identify new viral diseases quickly and prevent possible epidemics, DZIF scientists at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin are targeting their search at viruses in animals.

8 Jan 2020

Study may provide novel targetable mechanisms of therapeutic resistance to anti-VEGF therapies

To establish a molecular signature of this resistance in ovarian cancer, the authors developed preclinical tumor models of adaptive resistance to chronic anti-VEGF treatment.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers uncover a response key to the survival of Mycoplasma genitalium in urogenital tract

A study led by an IBB-UAB research team has managed to identify the mechanisms by which the sexually transmitted bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (Mge) can persist in conditions with very limited availability of metals, a circumstance it must face when infecting humans.

8 Jan 2020

Study shows potential new approach to treating two common subtypes of lymphoma

A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated a potential new approach to treating two of the most common subtypes of lymphoma through manipulation of molecular programs controlled by the cAMP-response element binding protein.

8 Jan 2020

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Scientists find way to combine two main coding languages into single 'bilingual' molecule

Boosting the number of neurons improves learning and memory of old mice

New method uses MRI, machine learning to forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors

Insect leaf-wounding produces healthier organic fruit

Researchers discover genes that could explain the Browning ability of white fat

Prostate cancer deaths are on the rise, shows new ACS report

Findings may lead to potential therapeutic strategies for rare neurodevelopmental disorder

Researchers identify synergistic cellular pathways that considerably amplify lifespan

Avacta and Daewoong Pharmaceutical announce joint venture to develop novel cell and gene therapies

Single-particle method helps determine isoelectric point of viruses

Researchers report first structural model for key enzyme associated with inherited eye diseases

Post-mortem genetic testing used to find underlying cause of sudden deaths in Amish families

Cystic fibrosis carriers have higher risk for all CF-related conditions

Researchers discover hundreds of novel viruses in insects

Study may provide novel targetable mechanisms of therapeutic resistance to anti-VEGF therapies

Researchers uncover a response key to the survival of Mycoplasma genitalium in urogenital tract

Study shows potential new approach to treating two common subtypes of lymphoma

Pancreatic cancer cells release signal to suppress immune system's attack on tumors

Biodegradable nanoparticle can deliver 'suicide gene' to pediatric brain tumor cells in mice

Dog study suggests that AAV in gene therapy could induce cancer

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